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Annular-Total Eclipse of the Sun 1713 December 17
http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/eclipse/0541713/S1713Dec17.pdf

Annular Solar Eclipse of 168 December 17.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsearch/SEsearchmap.php?Ecl=01681217



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Saturnalia is an Ancient Roman festival or celebration held in honour of Saturn (Cronus)
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46846335/saturnalia/



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On December 17, 1790 the Aztec calendar stone was discovered in Mexico City Cathedral 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46846323/aztec-calendar-stone/

In 1919 meteorologist Albert Porta predicted that the world would end on December 17
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51935543/albert-porta/

The last day of Project Blue Book operations was December 17, 1969.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Blue_Book#The_End

Manhattan Project: Reactor D was started on 17 December 1944
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project

Construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory was completed on 17 December 2010 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IceCube_Neutrino_Observatory



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The Wright Flyer flew four times on December 17, 1903
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer

The Douglas DC-3 first flew on the 17th December 1935
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-3

Project Mercury was officially approved 7 October 1958 and publicly announced on 17 December
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury

The SpaceShipOne first achieved supersonic flight on December 17, 2003
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne



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The first Thaicom satellite was launched on December 17, 1993.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaicom

ELISA 1, ELISA 2, ELISA 3 and ELISA 4 satellites were launched on 17 December 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELISA_(satellite)

GRAIL impacted the Moon on December 17 2012
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t17115874/gravity-recovery-and-interior-laboratory-mission/

Flight 11P of SpaceShipOne occurred on December 17, 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne_flight_11P



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Friedrich Otto Schott (17 December 1851 - died 27 August 1935) was a German glass technologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Schott

Sir Humphry Davy (17 December 1778 - 29 May 1829) was an English chemist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphry_Davy

Willard Frank Libby (December 17, 1908 - September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46846293/willard-frank-libby-1908-1980/

Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright (17 December 1900 - 3 April 1998) was a British mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cartwright

Marius Sophus Lie (17 December 1842 - 18 February 1899) was a Norwegian mathematician.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46846307/marius-sophus-lie-1842-1899/

Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (17 December 1706 - 10 September 1749) was a French mathematician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7883080/emilie-du-chtelet-1706-1749/

Joseph Henry (December 17, 1797 - May 13, 1878) was an American scientist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Henry

Paris M. Herouni (December 17, 1933 - December 5, 2008 ]) was an Armenian professor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Herouni

Martin Arthur Pomerantz (December 17, 1916 - October 26, 2008) was an American physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_A._Pomerantz

Frederick Talbot (17 December 1949) is a Scottish-born television presenter and meteorologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Talbot

Milo Tichư (born 1966) is a Czech astronomer. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo%C5%A1_Tich%C3%BD

William Harkness (December 17, 1837 - February 28, 1903) was a Scottish astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harkness



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NGC 518 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 17th December 1864. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55947449/ngc-518/



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Comet SkorichenkoGeorge was discovered with 8x20 binoculars on December 17, 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Skorichenko%E2%80%93George

Comet C/1652 Y1 was First spotted on December 17, 1652, 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/1652_Y1

Notes on Kansas Meteorites: Metoric Fall of December 17, 1923 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55946929/kansas-meteor-1923/

The Ursids meteor activity begins annually around December 17
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursids



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Meteorites

No historical meteorite falls today, AFAIK



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